The 1851 census is now complete!

After many hours of complex transciptions and hair-tearing by our developers we are thrilled to announce that the 1851 census is now fully complete.

The final counties which have been added are:

• Derbyshire
• Durham
• Northumberland
• Nottinghamshire
• Somersetshire
• Wiltshire
• Isle of Man
• Ships at Sea
• Royal Navy at Sea
• British Ships in Port

These newly-transcribed records give you the chance to search for those ancestors you can’t find on other versions of the census.

Start your 1851 person search or search by address

Best of luck with your research,

The findmypast.com team

2 Responses to “The 1851 census is now complete!”

1. Magenta says:

   1 December 2009 at 1:05 pm

   These counties still appear to be missing from the drop down lists, and give zero returns for very common names:
   Isle of Man
   Ships at Sea
   Royal Navy at Sea
   British Ships in Port

   Apparently not quite finished yet…

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2. Mike says:

   7 December 2009 at 12:28 pm

   I have been looking at the new 1851 counties and have been able to retrieve images but when I try to look at transcripts I get a page error.

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